Theater-seat construction.



C. C. LINDENBERG.

THEATER SEAT CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAYZ. 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

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THEATER SEAT CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2. WI].

1 ,259,7541. Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- M .4 J I kj INVENTOR WITNESSES ATTORNEY CHRISTOPHER CHARLES LINDENBERG, OF READING, MASSACHUSETTS.

THEATER-SEAT CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

Application filed May 2, 1917. Serial No. 165,940.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTOPHER CHARLES Lrnonnnnno, a subject of the Czar of Russia, residing at Reading, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in T heaterSeat Constructions, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to seat construction and especially to seats of chairs adapted for use in theaters or other public places.

The primary object of the invention is to utilize the space beneath the seat for the purpose of providing a casing or closet in which the wraps of occupants of the seat may be placed in a manner to protect the same, the said casing being vertically disposed and of suflicient depth to permit of a coat or wrap being hung therein without creasing or folding.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a receptacle of the above class which is utilized to support the chair, the seat of the chair being of the hinged variety which is adapted to be swung down upon the top of the receptacle and form a closure for this end.

A; further object of the invention is the provision of a receptacle for the reception of wraps or the like which is provided with an adjustable bottom, this bottom being capable of being secured in an adjusted position so that the depth of the receptacle may be regulated to adapt it for the reception of long coats or cloaks, or the bottom may be.

raised to a position toward the seat where it will conveniently receive overshoes, packages or the like.

lVith these and other objects in view the invention consists of the following novel combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings;

Figure 1 is a central vertical sectional view of the invention the chair seat being shown swung to an open position by dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a similar view taken at right angles to Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a plan view with the seat raised.

Fi g. 4 is a transverse sectional view on the line 4-4: of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig.

Referring to the drawings in detail the numeral 10 deslgnates a floor or other support, which may represent the floor of a theater or other public place. The chair may be of any preferred construction, which includes a back 11 and a hinged seat 12, which may or may not be provided with spring actuated means for normally retaining the same in its raised position, as is usually the case in seats of this construction.

Formed in the floor 10 directly beneath the seat is an opening 13, within which is located the closet or casing adapted to receive the wraps of the occupants of the seat. This casing is vertically disposed beneath the seat and is adapted to support the chair, the said casing extending above the floor 10 to a convenient height for this purpose. The casing also extends beneath the floor a sulficient depth to accommodate Wraps such as long coats or opera capes and the like.

The casing is preferably rectangular in cross section and includes the back wall 14, the opposite side walls 15 and the front wall 16. The front wall 16 is formed with an opening 17 which preferably extends from the floor to the top of the casing in order to provide convenient access to the interior thereof, it being sometimes desirable to reach within the casing below the depth provided for by the open top thereof, which is closed by the seat 12. Ifdesired this open ing 17 may be provided with a suitable door to close the same, this however, is not thought necessary. The casing is secured to the floor 10 by means of the L-shaped corner plates 18, whichengage the front, rear and sides of the casing and are secured to the floor around the opening 13, thus utilizing the casing as a support for the chair.

The casing isprovided with an adjustable bottom 19, which is preferably of box like construction and is adapted to slidingly fit within the walls of the casing, so as to raise and lower therein as desired. In order to adjust the bottom 19. it is provided with hoisting cables 20, which are secured at each side thereof and extend upwardly and pass over pulleys 21 and 22 mounted upon each of the side walls 15 of the casing. The pulleys 22 are located in juxtaposition to the rear wall 14, so that the cables 20 may be secured to the oppositely disposed arms 23 carried by a counterbalance weight 24:, which operates in a slot 25 formed in the back of the casing.

swung ont-wardly to permit said bottom to rest thereon, the rec sses 27 being provided w th a shoulder '28, against whlcfh the supporting members rest to prevent their d0wn- Ward m e-ment- Located behind the members 2.6 are springs 29, which engage said members and act to hold them in either an ppm or a closed positionn order to Provide f r the pe a f the lower set of members 26, there is pivotally connected thereto an arm 26 which has at its opposite end pivotally connected to a vertical movable rod 26*, the said-rod operating in a groove 26 in the side walls 15. The upper end vot the rod 26 is formed with a loop .or ring 26, for convenience of operation.

By reference to Fig. 15 of the drawings it will be seen that by manipulating the rod 26 the lower set of supporting members may be adjusted so as. to permit t e bottom 19 to rest thereon, or they may be moved into their seats within the recesses 27, to allow for the passage of the bottom,

Secured to the rear wall ll of the casing [are hooks 3D to conveniently support coats,

hats or other garments.

When it is desired to use the receptacle tori-long icoats, cloaks or the like, he Seat 12 may be raised and the garments supported ilponthe'ghooks 3.0, the bottom 1' fi s eing lowered :to permit the hanging {of the garments without having them rest thereon.

a If desired to place a hat, overshoes, "or bun- 'dles' within the receptacle, the bottom '19 :may be raised and held in such position by means of the pivoted supporting members 26,80 as to ,keep it within convenient reach.

"The hooks 3,0 are pivoted so as to Permit of their being swung horizontally against the wall ll ,of the casing, so as to provide additional roomfor the insertion or re- :moizal of the contents of the casing.

it is believed .from the foregoing descrip casing open at its top and adapted to be closed by said seat and adjustable bottom for said casing.

2. The combination with a chair having a hinged seat, ,ogt vertically disposed casing snpp rting said chair, said casing b ing ope at i top and adapt d t b closed by id seat an a adju table bo to for said casing.

3. The combinatiol With a chair having a hinged seat, of a vertically disposed reserved to make such casing supporting said chair, said casing 7 being open at its top and adapted to be closed by said seat, an adjustable bottom for said casing and means for securing said bottom in a a j sted p ition 4. The combination with a chair having a hinged ,seat, of a vertically disposed casing located beneath and supporting said chair, an adjustable bottom for said casing and spring pressed pivoted supports carried y s asing and dapte t b swung int the pa h of sa d t o o s pport the in 5. The combination with "a chair haying .a h ge sea of a vertically di posed casing located beneath and supporting said chair, an adjustable bottom forsaid casing,

cables connected to said bottom and a connterbalance weight carr ed by sald cas ng.

6 The combination wlth a chai ha i g a hinged seat, adapted to be positioned over an opening in a floor or other support, of a vertically disposed casing forming a support for said chair and extending through said opening, an adjustable bottom for said casing and means for securing said bottom in an adjusted position, i

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